Reply to post: Re: You've missed the scariest parts

Uber's disturbing fatal self-driving car crash, a new common sense challenge for AI, and Facebook's evil algorithms

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Re: You've missed the scariest parts

"Here's another thought. What about all those handicapped people unable to drive themselves yet unable to access vital necessities due to lack of timely public transit?"

Taxis

I know, mind blowing, right?

Added benefit of having a real live meatbag in the car with you if you have some kind of problem.

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Oddly enough, people who can't drive themselves often also have limited resources to pay for enormously expensive luxury transportation.

One of the main reasons for the expense is that soon to be unneeded meatbag who may or may not also constitute a security risk as well as an accident risk, abetted by expensive taxi licences, etc.

One estimate put the cost of a trip in an autonomous vehicle - given that there were enough of them (economies of scale) at about 10 cents a mile.

When a taxi can take one or two people 20 miles for two dollars, it becomes the preferred/ideal option. If the trip will cost $60 one way and the same to return, it's a non-starter.

Note:

NYC rate $2.50 + $2.50/mile + $0.50/min when 'slow' + $1.80 taxes/surcharges + tolls + tip

LA (CA) rate $3.00 ($2.85 to $4.00) + $2.70/mile + ?? + 29.19/hr ($25 to $40) 'wait' + tip

Washington DC rate $3.50 + $2.16 to $3.00 /mile + $25/hr ($25 to $35) 'wait' +?? + tip

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